Triple

T23455800
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thomas Shoyama E567918 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Shoyama
Shoyama is a Japanese surname most notably associated with Canadian civil servant and economist Thomas Shoyama.
 E1591192 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Shoyama | Statement: [Thomas Shoyama, familyName, Shoyama]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Shoyama
Context triple: [Thomas Shoyama, familyName, Shoyama]
  • A. Saito
    Saito is a Japanese surname commonly borne by notable figures in fields such as politics, sports, and the arts.
  • B. Nakayama
    Nakayama is a Japanese surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts.
  • C. Shiota
    Shiota is a Japanese surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts.
  • D. Yashikira
    Yashikira is a settlement located within the Baruten area, likely serving as one of its local communities or towns.
  • E. Yamanakako
    Yamanakako is a village in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, known for Lake Yamanaka, one of the Fuji Five Lakes located near Mount Fuji.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Shoyama
Triple: [Thomas Shoyama, familyName, Shoyama]
Generated description
Shoyama is a Japanese surname most notably associated with Canadian civil servant and economist Thomas Shoyama.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Shoyama
Target entity description: Shoyama is a Japanese surname most notably associated with Canadian civil servant and economist Thomas Shoyama.
  • A. Saito
    Saito is a Japanese surname commonly borne by notable figures in fields such as politics, sports, and the arts.
  • B. Nakayama
    Nakayama is a Japanese surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts.
  • C. Shiota
    Shiota is a Japanese surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts.
  • D. Yashikira
    Yashikira is a settlement located within the Baruten area, likely serving as one of its local communities or towns.
  • E. Yamanakako
    Yamanakako is a village in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, known for Lake Yamanaka, one of the Fuji Five Lakes located near Mount Fuji.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69e2458b4c888190b1d7998f9862a558 completed April 17, 2026, 2:36 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f1a696e6c48190a7159292cfe3362f completed April 29, 2026, 6:35 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0cdf3999548190bde08aaa2673d58a completed May 19, 2026, 10:07 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0ce15fd1ec81909d678480e2820dec completed May 19, 2026, 10:17 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0ce1bcd440819087344b83bb0ac0e8 completed May 19, 2026, 10:18 p.m.
Created at: April 17, 2026, 5:53 p.m.